Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-09

THE GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE IT, AND THE FACTa
TO BIZ LAID BEFORE THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
AT Chicago special grand jury is to be called
without delay. It's first business will be the in
vestigation of the conspiracy that ended in the
night OF McGartgle The paint and putty job-the
biggest steal the county suffered in any one trans
action engineered by the boodlers-will then claim
their attention. Not a doubt is expressed but
tnaI Or 81 John will be indicted for his share in
schooner Blake arrived here tonight to make am
davits against the DOCTOR after Identifying him.
inc purpose of these dispositions is to complete
legal PROOF that Will be In the nature OF demand
on the National Government to take action. AMI
davits OF Canadians taken both In Canada and the
Of tS1s States that acGags
was spirited on by citizens Of Canada for the pur-
pose OF defeating the ends Of justice here viii be
Department OF State at Washington, and II the
authorities there can act under the law they will
be urged to demand of the Canadian Government
that McGarigle be del1ve, ed up. The matter Is
thus to be made an international question.
Sullivan was the recipient OF handsome gold
belt, studded with diamonds, valued at $4,000 in
the Boston theater last night. There was large
audience present, including Mayor Hugh O'Brlen
and members OF the common council. Council
man zhall made the presentation speech. A pu-
g1list1c exhibition followed Sullivan Will get
about s., 600 out OF the benefit
The AUGUST MErEoRs-The Philadelphia Record
the days when the meteors designated as the Per-
seiGS most likely to be seen, although they NAV
be looked !r almost any night this week. During
this week the constellation OF Perseus rises above
the horizon midway between north and northeast
at about O'Clock in the evening" and can be
easily recognized by its resemblance to a festOon
OF stars OF different degrees OF brightness and all
the meteOrS OF the Perseid family follow tracks
which appear to rad1ate from the constellation
These meteOrS form an Immense system SO great
that, although the earth travels at the rate OF
6s 600 miles an hour IL takes several days to pass
through the meteoric system.
VIRGINIA REPUBIIcANs.-The Virginia Repubi-
can state committee will meet in Petersburg to-
day, to decide upon the policy to be pursued by
the party in the present campaign. 1t is not be-
lleved that any convention Will Oe called. 1t is
probable that subcommittee VIII be appointed
to prepare an address 10 the voters OF the state
Richmond special to the Baltimore american
says: "lnere are good reasons for believing the
republicans Will make the light this year princl-
pally upon national questions. The chief OF these
will probably be the failure Of the democrats to
abolish the 1nternal-revenue law and Blair educa-
tiOnal bill.
KING kALAKAuA'S QUEEN AT HOME.-The steamer
Zealandla, from Australia ana Honolulu, arrived
at San Francisco Sunday. She brought Honolulu
advlceS TO july 30. Nothing OF a startling nature
has occurred since the signing OF the constitution
by King kaakaua and the departure OF ex-Premler
Gibson for the United States. On the day that the
King signed the constitution the marshal OF the
Kingdom, accompanied by police blowing horns
rode around the principal streets Of the city and
proclaimed the new constitution. Next day 1t was
proclaimed in the district throughout the island
and Few days Later throughout the other Islands
OF the Hawaiian group. The interests are now
centered In the coming election for members OF the
House OF NODieS and House OF Representatives
Queen kapIolani arrived home July 20.
The tobacco men In Kentucky are getting MP
petition to President Cleveland asking the re-
mOval Of StaJistician Dodge.